OROGENY


Meaning of OROGENY in English

[ ɒ'rɒdʒəni ]

■ noun Geology a process in which a section of the earth's crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range.

Derivatives

orogenesis noun

orogenic adjective

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